From: theatre [mailto:theatre@beowulfalley.org]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:50 PM
Subject: Press Release - The Syringa Tree
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Beowulf Alley Theatre Company presents The Syringa Tree
(Tucson, AZ--November 28, 2007)— Beowulf Alley Theatre Company is pleased to present “The Syringa Tree”, by Pamela Gien, starring Belinda Torrey, directed by Roger Johnson with dialect coaching by Eva Wright. Special thanks to the Tin Shed Theater and the Patagonia Creative Arts Center. Ms. Torrey performs all twenty-four characters in this moving piece. The Syringa Tree is a personal memoir of a childhood spent in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the troubling years of apartheid. The play explores the loving relationship between two families, one white, one black, and the two children that are born into their household in the early 1960s. The narrator and central character is Elizabeth Grace, a white, privileged English girl, six years old when the play begins, and her black counterpart, Moliseng, who is born to Salamina, the Grace family maid. Moliseng is born “without papers” in a white district and it is illegal for her to live in the Grace household with her mother. If she is discovered, she will be forced to live with her grandparents in the township. The story develops around the tensions between whites and blacks, even those who love each other, and demonstrates how racial hatred leads inevitably to violence.
“Instantly engaging…a thoroughly persuasive transport to an exotic place and time.”
- New York Times
“A tour-de-force solo drama…It’s a love story, really, about the strong, lasting bond between a white girl and her black nanny in South Africa…emotionally powerful without being overtly political.”
- The New Yorker
Dates & Times:
Previews: December 6, 2007, 7:30p
Evenings: December 7, 13, 14, 15, 2007, 7:30p
Matinees: December 9 &16, 2007, 1:30p
Cost/Admission:
Via phone or in person: General $19, Thrifty Thursdays $16, Preview $10;
Via Internet (PayPal): General $16.50; Thrifty Thursday $14; Preview $10.
Place: Beowulf Alley Theatre located at 11 South 6 Avenue on the east side between Broadway Boulevard and Congress Street.
Ticket Information: Purchase tickets online at www.beowulfalley.org or call our reservations line at (520) 882-0555. Reservations are confirmed upon payment. All tickets are held at Will Call for pickup the night of the performance. The Box Office is staffed 45 minutes prior to performances only. There is a handling charge when using a debit/credit card. We will gladly exchange dates within a production with 24 hours’ notice at no charge. There are no refunds.
Parking: Theatergoers may park at city meters without charge Monday through Friday beginning at 5 p.m and all day Saturday and Sunday. There is a city garage at 110 E Pennington, at the corner of Pennington and Scott, just 2 blocks from the theatre. Parking fees range from $2-$5, depending on day and period of use.
Beth Dell
Theater Manager
Beowulf Alley Theatre
11 South 6 Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 622-4460 (office)
(509) 272-0894 (e-fax)
theatre@beowulfalley.org
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Beowulf Alley Theatre Company is committed to enriching the community and enhancing appreciation of the arts through the production of innovative, invigorating theatre and theatrical education with the highest standards for acting and production.
Beowulf Alley has received critical acclaim for its productions, including seven MAC Award nominations. The company has presented over 200 performances to Tucson audiences since 2002 and has served hundreds of artists through its productions. The theatre also provides performance and rehearsal space for other Tucson theatre companies. For more information, log on to www.beowulfalley.org.
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